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Work & Health: Support for Employers in Kent & Medway

A healthy, supported workforce is good for people and good for business. That’s why this hub brings together clear and practical support, enabling employers to recruit more inclusively, retain staff more confidently, and create workplaces where everyone can stay healthy and productive.

Access the information you need to recruit, employ, and develop your supported workforce here, in one simple, trusted place.

Connect to Work

Contact Connect to Work for bespoke support to develop inclusive hiring practices, and find new ways of attracting a diverse workforce. Connect to Work partner with employers, offering free advice, guidance and practical support to recruit and maintain staff. This could be access to training and accreditations, or developing unique systems that work for your business.

Inclusive Recruitment

Click here for advice on designing a recruitment process with inclusive language – accessing talent across a broad spectrum

Managing Staff Ill Health

Get clear guidance on managing sickness absence, ill health and disability at work.

Staff Returning to Work

Find practical advice to help staff return to work with confidence.

Preventing Staff Ill Health

Click here for advice on how to motivate, support, and retain your workforce to drive productivity and retention.

Employer Rights

Click here for advice on what can you do to protect your business

Becoming a Star Employer

Click here for advice on how to become disability accredited / other awards

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